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CompalCL56

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Contact: JordyPotman
Make: Compal
Model: CL56

Current Issues

Hardware details

Intel Pentium M 1.70GHz processor
Intel Centrino 82855PM + 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) chipset
512 MB RAM
Fujitsu MHT2060AH 60GB 5400 rpm harddisk
Toshiba ODD-DVD SD-R6372 DVD writer
ATI RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10] 128MB graphics card
15" SXGA+ 1400x1050 screen
Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ wired NIC
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG wireless NIC
Intel 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) usb, ide, infrared, audio, modem
ENE CB1410 Cardbus Controller pcmcia
VIA IEEE 1394 Host Controller firewire

Installation
	Works?		Bug #
	in Breezy?	in Dapper Flight 3?
Installation works?	Yes, but with following installation issues: Requires linux vga=771 at installer boot prompt.	Yes

Hardware Information
Screen & Monitors
Device	Works?		Bug #
Device	in Breezy?	in Dapper Flight3?	Bug #
Screen	Yes	Yes
Correct resolution?	Yes	Yes
Correct refresh rate?	Yes	Yes
3D Acceleration	No. Yes after installation of xorg-driver-fglrx, but than sleep and hibernate stop working. The external monitor also stops working at all in X. After upgrading to the fglrx packages from http://seveas.ubuntulinux.nl/ sleep and hibernate work again, however this version has some mouse cursor drawing artifacts.	Yes, but glxinfo shows a warning.
External monitor works?	Yes, but resolution/refreshrate is wrong. It is a very old monitor however, so that may be part of the problem. After rebooting with the external monitor connected only the external monitor works, but in that case it is possible to select a correct resolution/refreshrate combination for the external monitor.	Untested
External monitor - mirrors	Yes	Untested
External monitor - extend desktop	No	Untested
Power Management
Battery detected?	Yes	No, battery charge monitor applet not shown
Hibernates?	Yes	Yes
Sleep	No. After enabling sleep in /etc/default/acpi-support sleep works, but wake-up does not (screen remains black). After removing vga=771 and splash from the kernel options wake-up works (removing vga=771 would be sufficient but splash doesn't work without it).	Yes
Dim monitor on battery	Yes	Yes
Blank monitor on inactivity	Yes	Untested
Lid Close	Yes, locks screen	No, blanks screen
Cpu frequency scaling	Yes, according to CPU frequency scaling monitor applet.	Yes, according to CPU frequency scaling monitor applet.
Sound
Sound works?	Yes	Yes
Correct volume?	Yes	Yes
Hardware volume switch	N/A	N/A
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Mic jack	Untested, no hardware to test	Untested, no hardware to test
Networking
Wired NIC	Yes	Untested
Wireless NIC	Yes [1]. The hardware wireless switch can be used to enable and disable wireless and the state is shown by the wireless monitor applet.	Yes [1]. The hardware wireless switch can be used to enable and disable wireless and the state is shown by the wireless monitor applet.
PCMCIA NIC	Untested, no hardware to test	Untested, no hardware to test
Firewire	Untested, no hardware to test	Untested, no hardware to test
Bluetooth	N/A	N/A
Modem	No, yes after installation of sl-modem-daemon package from multiverse.	Untested
Infrared	No, irda module is not loaded. After modprobe irda infrared enabled phone does not show up in cat /proc/net/irda/discovery output. Phone does show up in Windows XP.	Untested
Touchpad & Mice
Touchpad	Yes	Yes
Touchpad - Doubletap = double click	Yes	Yes
Touchpad - Scroll down side	Yes	No
External mouse - USB	Yes	Yes
External mouse - Serial	N/A	N/A
Docking Station/Port Replicator N/A
AC through replicator	N/A	N/A
USB	N/A	N/A
Serial	N/A	N/A
Parallel	N/A	N/A
External Monitor - VGA	N/A	N/A
External Monitor - DVI	N/A	N/A
Modem	N/A	N/A
NIC	N/A	N/A
PS/2	N/A	N/A
Additional Hardware
Fingerprint reader	N/A	N/A
CD/DVD drive	Yes	Yes
PCMCIA cards	Untested, no hardware to test	Untested, no hardware to test
Parallel Ports	Untested, no hardware to test	Untested, no hardware to test
Card reader(s)	Untested, no hardware to test	Untested, no hardware to test

Function and other keys
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	Works?		Bug #
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	in Breezy?	in Dapper Flight 3?	Bug #
+ Esc	Sleep	0xdf	Yes, after enabling sleep, see Sleep in Power Management section.	Yes
+ F5	CRT/LCD	?	No	Untested
+ F10	Pad Lk	?	Yes	Yes
+ F11	Num Lk	?	Yes	Yes
+ F12	Scroll Lk	?	Untested	Untested
+ End	Mute	0xa0	Yes, shows current volume dialog.	Yes, shows current volume dialog.
+ PgDn	Volume Down	0xae	Yes, shows current volume dialog.	Yes, shows current volume dialog.
+ PgUp	Volume Up	0xb0	Yes, shows current volume dialog.	Yes, shows current volume dialog.
+ Down	Brightness Down	?	Yes	Yes
+ Up	Brightness Up	?	Yes	Yes
Other special keys
Key	Operation	Keycode	Works?		Bug #
Key	Operation	Keycode	in Breezy?	in Dapper (current development)?	Bug #
Left Application Key	Launches web browser	0xb2	No, yes after loading acerhk kernel module	No, yes after loading acerhk kernel module
Right Application Key	Launches mail client	0xec	No, yes after loading acerhk kernel module	No, yes after loading acerhk kernel module

Notes

[1] I've upgraded the BIOS to version 1.40.T1 (02/18/2005), which enables the software wireless switch by default. With older BIOS versions the acerhk kernel module is probably required to enable the software wireless switch, see below for instructions how to do this.

Loading acerhk kernel module and enabling wireless

The acerhk module can be loaded with the modprobe command:

 $ sudo modprobe acerhk

To ensure that the acerhk module is loaded after the next reboot add it to /etc/modules as follows:

 $ sudo -s
 # echo acerhk >> /etc/modules
 # exit

The software wireless switch can now be enabled with the following command:

 $ echo 1 > /proc/driver/acerhk/wirelessled

After configuration through System > Administration > Networking, the wireless card should now work

To enable the wireless switch on boot add the echo command to the /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wireless-tools script which is called before the wireless card is configured. Edit the pre-configure script

 $ sudo editor /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wireless-tools

and add the echo command as shown in the example below

 #!/bin/sh

 echo 1 > /proc/driver/acerhk/wirelessled

 IWCONFIG=/sbin/iwconfig

 if [ ! -x $IWCONFIG ]; then
  exit 0
 fi

With these changes the wireless card should be enabled automatically after a reboot.

To disable the wireless card with the software wireless switch use the following command:

 $ echo 0 > /proc/driver/acerhk/wirelessled

Acknowledgement

Thanks to [http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~krisvh/linux/cl56.html Linux on Compal CL56] from Kristian Vedvik Holm for the information about enabling the software wireless switch.

LaptopTestingTeam/Old/CompalCL56 (last edited 2010-03-01 20:05:50 by 94)

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  Comment: Added initial Dapper Flight 3 testing results
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- * Intel 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) usb, ide, audio, modem
+ * Intel 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) usb, ide, infrared, audio, modem
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-|| in Breezy? || in Dapper (current development)? ||
|| Installation works? || Yes, but with following installation issues: Requires linux vga=771 at installer boot prompt. Wireless access point (broadcasting ESSID, 128bit hex WEP key, DHCP) is not detected during installation. || Untested || ||
+|| in Breezy? || in Dapper Flight 3? ||
|| Installation works? || Yes, but with following installation issues: Requires linux vga=771 at installer boot prompt. || Yes ||  ||
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-|| in Breezy? || in Dapper (current development)? ||
|| Screen || Yes || Untested || ||
|| Correct resolution? || Yes || Untested || ||
|| Correct refresh rate? || Yes || Untested || ||
|| 3D Acceleration || No || Untested || ||
|| External monitor works? || Yes, but resolution/refreshrate is wrong. After rebooting with the external monitor connected only the external monitor works, but in that case it is possible to select a correct resolution/refreshrate combination for the external monitor. || Untested || ||
+|| in Breezy? || in Dapper Flight3? ||
|| Screen || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Correct resolution? || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Correct refresh rate? || Yes || Yes || ||
|| 3D Acceleration || No. Yes after installation of xorg-driver-fglrx, but than sleep and hibernate stop working. The external monitor also stops working at all in X. After upgrading to the fglrx packages from http://seveas.ubuntulinux.nl/ sleep and hibernate work again, however this version has some mouse cursor drawing artifacts. || Yes, but glxinfo shows a warning. || ||
|| External monitor works? || Yes, but resolution/refreshrate is wrong. It is a  very old monitor however, so that may be part of the problem. After rebooting with the external monitor connected only the external monitor works, but in that case it is possible to select a correct resolution/refreshrate combination for the external monitor. || Untested || ||
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-|| Battery detected? || Yes || Untested || ||
|| Hibernates? || Yes || Untested || ||
|| Sleep || No. After enabling sleep in /etc/default/acpi-support sleep works, but wake-up does not (screen remains black). After removing vga=771 and splash from the kernel options wake-up works (removing vga=771 would be sufficient but splash doesn't work without it).|| Untested || ||
|| Dim monitor on battery || Yes || Untested || ||
+|| Battery detected? || Yes || No, battery charge monitor applet not shown || ||
|| Hibernates? || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Sleep || No. After enabling sleep in /etc/default/acpi-support sleep works, but wake-up does not (screen remains black). After removing vga=771 and splash from the kernel options wake-up works (removing vga=771 would be sufficient but splash doesn't work without it).|| Yes || ||
|| Dim monitor on battery || Yes || Yes || ||
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-|| Lid Close || Yes, locks screen || Untested || ||
|| Cpu frequency scaling || Yes, according to GNOME CPU frequency scaling monitor applet. || Untested || ||
+|| Lid Close || Yes, locks screen || No, blanks screen || ||
|| Cpu frequency scaling || Yes, according to CPU frequency scaling monitor applet. || Yes, according to CPU frequency scaling monitor applet. || ||
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-|| Sound works? || Yes || Untested || ||
|| Correct volume? || Yes || Untested || ||
+|| Sound works? || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Correct volume? || Yes || Yes || ||
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-|| Headphone jack || Yes || Untested || ||
|| Mic jack || Untested, no hardware to test || Untested || ||
+|| Headphone jack || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Mic jack || Untested, no hardware to test || Untested, no hardware to test || ||
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-|| Wireless NIC || Yes [1], after manual configuration of ESSID, WEP key and DHCP in Network Settings Administration tool, see installation issues. The hardware wireless switch can be used to enable and disable wireless and the state is shown by the wireless monitor applet. || Untested || ||
|| PCMCIA NIC || Untested, no hardware to test || Untested || ||
|| Firewire || Untested, no hardware to test || Untested || ||
+|| Wireless NIC || Yes [1]. The hardware wireless switch can be used to enable and disable wireless and the state is shown by the wireless monitor applet. || Yes [1]. The hardware wireless switch can be used to enable and disable wireless and the state is shown by the wireless monitor applet. || ||
|| PCMCIA NIC || Untested, no hardware to test || Untested, no hardware to test || ||
|| Firewire || Untested, no hardware to test || Untested, no hardware to test || ||
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-|| Modem || Untested || Untested || ||
|| Infrared || No. irda module is not loaded. After modprobe irda phone does not show up in cat /proc/net/irda/discovery output. Phone does show up in Windows XP. || Untested || ||
+|| Modem || No, yes after installation of sl-modem-daemon package from multiverse. || Untested || ||
|| Infrared || No, irda module is not loaded. After modprobe irda infrared enabled phone does not show up in cat /proc/net/irda/discovery output. Phone does show up in Windows XP. || Untested || ||
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-|| Touchpad || Yes || Untested || ||
|| Touchpad - Doubletap = double click || Yes || Untested || ||
|| Touchpad - Scroll down side || Yes || Untested || ||
|| External mouse - USB || Yes || Untested || ||
+|| Touchpad || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Touchpad - Doubletap = double click || Yes || Yes || ||
|| Touchpad - Scroll down side || Yes || No || ||
|| External mouse - USB || Yes || Yes || ||
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-|| CD/DVD drive || Yes || Untested || ||
|| PCMCIA cards || Untested, no hardware to test || Untested || ||
|| Parallel Ports || Untested, no hardware to test || Untested || ||
|| Card reader(s) || Untested, no hardware to test || Untested || ||
+|| CD/DVD drive || Yes || Yes || ||
|| PCMCIA cards || Untested, no hardware to test || Untested, no hardware to test || ||
|| Parallel Ports || Untested, no hardware to test || Untested, no hardware to test || ||
|| Card reader(s) || Untested, no hardware to test || Untested, no hardware to test || ||
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-|| in Breezy? || in Dapper (current development)? ||
|| + Esc || Sleep || 0xdf || Yes, after enabling sleep, see Sleep in Power Management section. || Untested  || ||
+|| in Breezy? || in Dapper Flight 3? ||
|| + Esc || Sleep || 0xdf || Yes, after enabling sleep, see Sleep in Power Management section. || Yes || ||
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-|| + F10 || Pad Lk || ? || Yes || Untested || ||
|| + F11 || Num Lk || ? || Yes || Untested || ||
+|| + F10 || Pad Lk || ? || Yes || Yes || ||
|| + F11 || Num Lk || ? || Yes || Yes || ||
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-|| + End || Mute || 0xa0|| Yes, shows current volume dialog. || Untested || ||
|| + PgDn || Volume Down || 0xae|| Yes, shows current volume dialog. || Untested || ||
|| + PgUp || Volume Up || 0xb0 || Yes, shows current volume dialog. || Untested || ||
|| + Down || Brightness Down || ? || Yes || Untested || ||
|| + Up || Brightness Up || ? || Yes || Untested || ||
+|| + End || Mute || 0xa0|| Yes, shows current volume dialog. || Yes, shows current volume dialog. || ||
|| + PgDn || Volume Down || 0xae|| Yes, shows current volume dialog. || Yes, shows current volume dialog. || ||
|| + PgUp || Volume Up || 0xb0 || Yes, shows current volume dialog. || Yes, shows current volume dialog. || ||
|| + Down || Brightness Down || ? || Yes || Yes || ||
|| + Up || Brightness Up || ? || Yes || Yes || ||
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-|| Left Application Key || Launches web browser || 0xb2 || No, yes after loading acerhk kernel module || Untested || ||
|| Right Application Key || Launches mail client || 0xec || No, yes after loading acerhk kernel module || Untested || ||
+|| Left Application Key || Launches web browser || 0xb2 || No, yes after loading acerhk kernel module || No, yes after loading acerhk kernel module || ||
|| Right Application Key || Launches mail client || 0xec || No, yes after loading acerhk kernel module || No, yes after loading acerhk kernel module || ||